[BNM] DiMAS

[matt zb]

> From: "Mark Walker"
> Subject: Re: [BNM] DiMAS
>
>> - Open Source Award - one of the most important cultural and economic
>> trends
>> of the 21st Century seemed (apart from a nomination for Kineo in
>> "Breakthrough Business") conspicuous by it's absence.
>> 
> 
> are there enough people developing open source software? or is it about
> 'best use of open source' in which case we may need to watch out for a tide
> of joomla/drupal/whatever sites

The honour has to be for contribution, not "use of" - it's all about the
folks giving something back to the knowledge pool, not just leeching off it.

I know quite a few of my contemporaries who are doing this kind of stuff. I
think this kind of attitude deserves rewarding.


>> I imagine everyone will have a list like this though, so I can appreciate
>> how difficult it would be trying to keep the categories down to a
>> manageable
>> number. I'd just like to have seen more opportunities for the less
>> established, the one's who might best appreciate the exposure.
> 
> I reckon we got the number about right but hope we can tweak categories to
> keep it topical and reflect the interests of posisble nominees

Agree totally. Too many and it just gets silly.

12 was just perfect. Enough to have time for a few drinks, but not enough to
get too pissed to get to the stage. :)


> PS congrats matt and commiserations Litte Loud - not that they give a toss
> about it now

Cheers Mark. And great job on the hosting.